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Jordan ditches $10 billion atomic plant deal with Russia
May 27, 2018 04:53Jordan has decided to abandon a $10 billion deal with Russia to build a nuclear power plant, saying the two sides worked to construct a small modular reactor (SMR) instead.
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President sends congratulatory letter to Jordan king
May 25, 2018 08:11President Hassan Rouhani has sent a congratulatory letter to Jordan's King Abdullah II over anniversary of the kingdom’s independence, saying Muslim countries now need unity and cooperation more than ever.
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Syrian Army calls on residents to leave terrorist-held regions in Dara'a
Apr 17, 2018 11:31The Syrian Army aircraft threw thousands of leaflets over militant-held neighborhoods in Dara' a city on Tuesday to inform civilians willing to leave the area to evacuate the region as terrorist groups ready to kick off an assault against the Damascus forces in the province.
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Iraqi forces launch large-scale mop-up operation at borders with Syria, Jordan
Apr 15, 2018 10:43Iraqi Popular forces kicked off a large-scale cleansing operation to purge the country's border with Syria and Jordan of Daesh terrorists, Spokesman for Iraqi Forces' Media Center Colonel Yahya Rasoul said Sunday.
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Jordan reshuffles cabinet after protesters vow 'uprising'
Feb 26, 2018 06:25Jordan's prime minister shakes up his cabinet for the sixth time in two years after protesters threaten to resort to an "uprising" until the government rolls back price and tax hikes.
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UNICEF says 85 percent of Syrian refugee children in Jordan live in poverty
Feb 25, 2018 12:25The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned that 85 percent of Syrian refugee children in Jordan live in poverty, having a difficult time in satisfying their most “basic needs.”
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Jordan foils plot to smuggle terrorists, weapons along Syria border
Feb 18, 2018 02:56The Jordanian army says it has foiled a plot for smuggling weapons, narcotics and terrorists through an abandoned oil pipeline along its border with Syria.
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US to increase aid to Jordan by $1.4bn despite Trump threats of cuts
Feb 14, 2018 13:43The United States has agreed to send aid worth over $1.2 billion a year for the next five years to Jordan despite US President Donald Trump’s threats to punish countries that do not agree with US policy in the Middle East.
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Israel ‘gradually reopening’ embassy in Jordan
Jan 30, 2018 11:42The Israeli regime says it is “gradually reopening” its embassy in Jordan following a months-long row over the shooting death of two Jordanians by an Israeli embassy guard in Amman.
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Jordan king: East al-Quds must be Palestinian capital
Jan 29, 2018 03:03Jordanian King Abdullah II bin al-Hussein has reiterated his support for the establishment of an independent Palestinian state, stating that East al-Quds must be the capital of such a country.